Around the World in 80 Days

A man bets that he can travel around the world in 80 days, facing challenges and suspicion along the way but ultimately winning the bet by gaining an extra day. Around the World in 80 Days is a 1956 American English-language Adventure Comedy movie featuring Cantinflas, David Niven, Robert Newton, Shirley Maclaine, Charles Boyer, Joe E. Brown and Graham Tonbridge. The movie is based on Around the World in Eighty Days 1873 novel by Jules Verne. Michael Todd Company was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Michael Todd. The movie is directed by Michael Anderson. United Artists acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. Around the World in 80 Days was released on 17th October 1956 and takes a screen time of 182 minutes. Around the World in 80 Days was made on a budget of $110 million and at the box office it grossed only $5 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by James Poe, John Farrow and S. J. Perelman. Cinematography was done by Lionel Lindon and editing by Gene Ruggiero and Howard Epstein. The music was composed by Victor Young. At the 1957 Oscar Awards It won 5 awards including: Best Picture, Best Writing, Best Screenplay - Adapted, Best Cinematography, Color, Best Film Editing and Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture.